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Your boss can now use your tweets to determine whether dedicated or lazy. IBM says they have new profiling technology that paints a picture of your personality based on your tweets. The software scans recent tweets, analyzing words to to develop your profile. (Published Monday, Nov. 18, 2013)

Your boss can now use your tweets to determine whether dedicated or lazy.

IBM says they have new profiling technology that paints a picture of your personality based on your tweets. The software scans recent tweets, analyzing words to to develop your profile.

For example, caring people may use words like "we", "family" and "home" while the dedicated talk more about their achievements.

Researchers say employers can use the data to see if someone is right for the job.